# Looking for the best tattoo artist in buffalo?
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**Created:** [April 7, 2013, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-the-best-tattoo-artist-in-buffalo/229834 "2013-04-07T18:24:14Z")
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### Author:  [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2013, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-the-best-tattoo-artist-in-buffalo/229834/1 "2013-04-07T18:24:14Z")
So who is the best, I won’t a few things done. I need a cover up and I want a new tattoo. No portraits, basic stuff. I want a new tattoo of a anchor with my daughters names on it, I know it’s a common tattoo but that’s hat I want. I also want a cover up, maybe a old ship or something along those lines.
I’m looking for the best guy around, I can wait. I remember back in the day hearing tattoo don or something like that. Let me know who to look up.
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### Author:  [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2013, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-the-best-tattoo-artist-in-buffalo/229834/2 "2013-04-07T18:28:16Z")
Mark Madden. World famous, does tours and tons of celebrities, won plenty of awards.
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### Author:  [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-the-best-tattoo-artist-in-buffalo/229834/3 "2013-04-07T18:32:18Z")
> [@97FormulaWS-6](#):
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> Mark Madden. World famous, does tours and tons of celebrities, won plenty of awards.
Where’s he from
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### Author:  [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2013, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-the-best-tattoo-artist-in-buffalo/229834/4 "2013-04-07T18:36:26Z")
[http://www.maddtikitattoo.com/](http://www.maddtikitattoo.com/)
[http://www.maddtat2.com/markmadden-tattoos-pg1.html](http://www.maddtat2.com/markmadden-tattoos-pg1.html)
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### Author:  [@manhagen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/manhagen)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2013, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-the-best-tattoo-artist-in-buffalo/229834/5 "2013-04-07T18:40:59Z")
Hand of Doom. Artvoice Best of Buffalo 7 or 8 years in a row.
Jon Mirro, Chris Lombardi and Josh Schlageter and Marcus Mancini are all unbelievable tattooers.
Jon is the hardest to get with because he travels back and forth from Vegas where his other shop Battle Born is. When he is home he is basically totally booked.
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### Author:  [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2013, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-the-best-tattoo-artist-in-buffalo/229834/6 "2013-04-07T18:46:36Z")
I know everyone has opinions, but what’s the “best” that is the popular choice if that makes sense?
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### Author:  [@manhagen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/manhagen)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2013, 6:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-the-best-tattoo-artist-in-buffalo/229834/7 "2013-04-07T18:49:04Z")
Depends what kind of style you’re looking for. Traditional American, traditional Japanese, Bio-Mech, etc, etc.
Peep these albums.
> **[Hand of Doom Tattoo](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hand-of-Doom-Tattoo/115260773765?sk=photos_albums)**
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> Hand of Doom Tattoo, Buffalo, NY. 5.9K likes. Hand Of Doom tattoo is a professional tattoo parlour located in the heart of the elmwood village.
[https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2010165289534.2120089.1105770215&type=3](https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2010165289534.2120089.1105770215&type=3)
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### Author:  [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2013, 6:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-the-best-tattoo-artist-in-buffalo/229834/8 "2013-04-07T18:53:09Z")
HOD on elmwood
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### Author:  [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2013, 6:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-the-best-tattoo-artist-in-buffalo/229834/9 "2013-04-07T18:55:44Z")
Yeah I know, I’m kinda looking for the cleanest lines, shading, best artists, lol. Im looking for the NY Yankees of artists if that makes sense. I’m just picky, sorry but I got a terrible tattoo when I was 18 at Tracy’s on Elwood back in the day.
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### Author:  [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2013, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-the-best-tattoo-artist-in-buffalo/229834/10 "2013-04-07T18:59:21Z")
Really depends on the style I goto Erich Foster at rise above but I’m into old school stuff
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### Author:  [@manhagen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/manhagen)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2013, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-the-best-tattoo-artist-in-buffalo/229834/11 "2013-04-07T19:00:06Z")
Go in to HOD, anyone is more than willing to help out and they have multiple portfolios sitting in the waiting area.
Look through those links I posted and maybe it’ll give you an idea who you would want to see.
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### Author:  [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2013, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-the-best-tattoo-artist-in-buffalo/229834/12 "2013-04-07T19:04:15Z")
> [@gotdubd](#):
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> Go in to HOD, anyone is more than willing to help out and they have multiple portfolios sitting in the waiting area.
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> Look through those links I posted and maybe it’ll give you an idea who you would want to see.
Those all look really good.
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### Author:  [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2013, 7:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-the-best-tattoo-artist-in-buffalo/229834/13 "2013-04-07T19:39:06Z")
This is like asking people “Whats the best car ever”
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### Author:  [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2013, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-the-best-tattoo-artist-in-buffalo/229834/14 "2013-04-07T19:44:19Z")
> [@deebo](#):
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> This is like asking people “Whats the best car ever”
True, but there is a difference if you compare a Ford escort to a Ferrari because you like said escort. I happen to love a 91 escort GT but would rather have a Ferrari. Just because your friend did a good tattoo doesn’t make him the best.
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### Author:  [@checko](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/checko)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2013, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-the-best-tattoo-artist-in-buffalo/229834/15 "2013-04-07T20:01:08Z")
it deff depends on what style you are looking for. i go to josh at Holy Ground Tattoo (clinton/harlem) hes done the majority of my tattoos, and hes tattooed my ma,dad, brother and most of my friends. i’ve got a traditional japenese sleve, black/grey portraits, american traditional, script, all sorts of things from him. HOD/rise above also does great work too!
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### Author:  [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2013, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-the-best-tattoo-artist-in-buffalo/229834/16 "2013-04-07T20:05:52Z")
jon mirro:
Old pic, bit smaller back then.
Have one from Chris Lombardi, no pic but he may be what you’re looking for
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### Author:  [@Darksyde](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darksyde)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2013, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-the-best-tattoo-artist-in-buffalo/229834/17 "2013-04-07T20:11:08Z")
Always been partial to Carl at Carl’s Tattooing on Oliver.
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### Author:  [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2013, 8:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-the-best-tattoo-artist-in-buffalo/229834/18 "2013-04-07T20:32:40Z")
Josh from HOD is who does my stuff. Can’t go wrong with HOD. Some others mentioned here that I have seen nice work come out of as well.
I know a guy(glen if ya know him) who has had his entire body done by Carl. Rad dude
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### Author:  [@manhagen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/manhagen)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-the-best-tattoo-artist-in-buffalo/229834/19 "2013-04-07T20:47:31Z")
My arm, done by Jon Mirro
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### Author:  [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2013, 3:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-the-best-tattoo-artist-in-buffalo/229834/20 "2013-04-08T03:44:19Z")
I think out of all those albums I like Chris’s work the best. I’ve gotten all mine done by Skyler Townes of Sky High Ink in Perry, NY, but I’ll probably change it up and head to HOD for the start of my sleeves.
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